What is Cold Ironing? Learn How to Cold Iron with Wecasa

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You have purchased a magnificent new shirt … You are probably wondering how to maintain it and especially how to iron it? Stop using a very hot iron! Fortunately for you, we know about how to cold iron! This technique is perfect for delicate clothes. Here are our tips for mastering cold ironing.

And, if you need help with your ironing, book an ironing session with one of our Wecasa professionals.

 

 

What is cold ironing?

As you know, ironing is a household task which, like the others, requires practice and above all good ironing techniques !

First of all, you need to read your clothing labels well. Indeed, the basic and essential indications concerning the ironing method are indicated on your clothes!

 

For this, you must know how to read and understand the symbols of clothing labels :

• The symbol of the basin containing water: indicates the washing technique (by hand or in the washing machine)
• The triangle symbol: the chlorination technique to use (for bleaching)
• The square: how to dry the garment (dryer allowed or not)
• The round: the technique to use if the garment must be washed by a professional (dry cleaning)
• The iron: indicates whether ironing is tolerated

 

Regarding ironing, represented by this icon: , you will notice that the iron can contain 1, 2 or 3 points. This is precisely what interests us! These points indicate the nature of the textile and therefore the ironing method to adopt.

 

The meaning of the dots on the iron symbol:

• One point: cold ironing required (at 110 ° C) for acrylic, nylon, silk or acetate fabrics
• Two points: hot ironing (at 150 ° C maximum) for polyester or wool
• Three points: very hot ironing (200 ° C) for cotton or linen

 

This is precisely what “cold ironing” is. Remember, only one point! You should then set your iron to this temperature.

 

How to Cold Iron: Step-by-Step

Once you have properly set your cold iron to a temperature below 110 ° C for cold ironing, get the necessary equipment: an ironing board or a bath towel to put on your table.

 

Then iron your garment:

• To iron a shirt , we advise you to start with the sleeves
• Ironing a t-shirt is first done by ironing the back of the garment
• The ironing of trousers is done in the following order: from the pockets to the legs

 

Make sure to carefully fold your clothes to avoid creases. Finally, remove the iron from clothing and allow it to cool before putting it away.

Ironing is cold, as you will understand, does not apply to the case of ironing sheets . Indeed, they require a temperature of the order of 200 ° because of their cotton composition, most of the time.

 

What About Steam for Cold Ironing?

Are there other methods for cold ironing textile fibres? Well, yeah ! Most clothes steamers use hot steam around 100 ° C.

You can therefore use a steamer to remove the creases from your acrylic shirt …

Also note that the wrinkles that appear on your clothes after washing are due to the fact that there is a lot of laundry in the drum of the machine! Doing a wash with less clothes in your washing machine will allow you to have less wrinkles!